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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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